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I have a Godfrey 22 foot Hurricane 226 Fundeck and need to get to the gas tank which is built into the boat under the deck in the rear port corner. The area of the deck above it is a storage locker.
Two, I'd like to get to the tank to make sure it is clean, or clean it if it's a mess. I've got a Racor water separator/canister filter between the tank and engine, but I'd still like to get to the tank to inspect it. The fill/vent assembly faces the rear of the boat, so suddendly backing off the power, as when a skier falls, causes the boat's wake to hit the back of the boat, allowing water to enter the gas vent. I'd like to get below deck to reroute the vent line or put some kind of loop in it so water can't get in.
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One, the gas line coming from the tank is deteriorating and needs to be replaced.
Being that they are glassed to the hull, I can't think of any way to replace the stringers (if needed) without tearing up the deck.
Unless of coarse the boat is a "tinny", then you won't have to worry about stringer rot. more
Re: Bad Stringers? How to tell? more
Deck put back on and still not "tore up". here
I'm not familiar with that particular boat however each switch on the Hurricane have a breaker and therefore there is no fuse block installed (each circuit is individually protected by the inline breaker) more
You can either install an inline fuse, breaker, or add a fuse block for future uses as well. more
Re: Where is the fuse panel/block on a sundeck 217 here
I'm not familiar with that particular boat however each switch on the Hurricane have a breaker and therefore there is no fuse block installed (each circuit is individually protected by the inline breaker) here
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